Reza Aslan
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Reza Aslan (born May 3, 1972) is an Iranian-American author, columnist and professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside.
Aslan is an advocate for religious freedom and the protection for religious minorities throughout the Middle East.[1] He has demanded that that Iran stop the "horrific human rights abuses" against its Baha'i community.[2]
Aslan is a Muslim who converted to Christianity at the age of fifteen and then converted back to Islam shortly before enrolling as a student at Harvard University.
Educational background
Aslan's educational background is in religious studies and the history of religion. He has a PhD in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
References
- ↑ Reza Aslan and Michael Brooks, For Iran's Rouhani, the human rights of Baha'is are the ultimate test of reform, The Washington Post
- ↑ Reza Aslan and Michael Brooks (September 25, 2013). "For Iran's Rouhani, the human rights of Baha'is are the ultimate test of reform". The Washington Post